Ana Cláudia Alves Cortez

Aerobic Bacteria and Fungi on the Surfaces of a Tertiary Assistance Hospital from Northern Brazil

Layane Gabrielle Coelho de Lima, Michele Alves Sanches, Ana Cláudia Alves Cortez & João Vicente Braga de Souza · Journal of Advances in Microbiology · 2018

Background and Objectives: It is very common that hospital environment is colonised by microorganisms. This colonisation is a potential threat for hospitalised patients, especially in high-risk services. Quantification of microorganisms from surfaces is an important strategy to c...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAMB/2018/42991

Biosurfactant Production by Fusarium oxysporum LM 5634 Using Peels from the fruit of Bactris gasipaes (Kunth) as Substrate

Michele Alves Sanches, Ralyvan Araujo dos Santos, Ana Cláudia Alves Cortez, Richy Mariner & João Vicente Braga de Souza · Biotechnology Journal International · 2018

Aim: The aim of this work was to find new fungal sources of biosurfactants via bioprospecting and to produce biosurfactants from fungal isolates using inexpensive culture media. Methodology:  Bioprocess tests were conducted with five fungal species isolated from soil from the Ama...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJI/2018/39405